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The typical connector of a parallel printer port on the rear of a PC is _________. |
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a DB-25 male |
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a DB-9 male |
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a DB-25 female |
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a DB-15 female |
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| 2 |
The 486SX CPU is characterized by ___________. |
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lack of a co-processor on the CPU |
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a 16-bit expansion bus. |
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an SEC connector on the systemboard. |
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a co-processor on the CPU. |
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| 3 |
The VESA or VL bus is characterized by _________. |
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an 8-bit data path. |
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a 16-bit data path. |
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a 32-bit data path. |
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a 64-bit data path. |
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| 4 |
What SIMMs are natively 16 bit? |
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30 pin |
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56 pin |
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72 pin |
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None of the above |
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| 5 |
A DRAM memory bank with parity most commonly consists of _________. |
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8 chips |
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9 chips |
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10 chips |
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16 chips |
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| 6 |
The parity value is determined by __________. |
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binary addition and comparison |
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Boolean logic |
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Cyclic Redundancy Checksum (CRC) |
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the number of bits in a byte |
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| 7 |
How many pins does a 16-bit ISA expansion slot have? |
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62 |
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64 |
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98 |
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128 |
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| 8 |
In recent history, the most common memory package was _________. |
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DRAM |
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SIMM |
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DIMM |
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VRAM |
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| 9 |
EISA features bus mastering and automated setup. |
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True |
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False |
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| 10 |
ISA and EISA are limited to _______ transfers. |
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8-bit |
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8Mhz |
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16-bit |
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16Mhz |
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| 11 |
What is the component identified by #4?
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PCI expansion slots |
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Cache RAM |
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ISA expansion slots |
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VESA expansion slots |
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| 12 |
What is the component identified by #6 in the above picture? |
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ISA expansion slots |
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PCI expansion slots |
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SIMM slots |
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ROM BIOS |
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| 13 |
On a 486 DX2-50, what speed is the external clock? |
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16Mhz |
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25Mhz |
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33Mhz |
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50Mhz |
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| 14 |
WRAM is faster and cheaper than VRAM. |
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True |
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False |
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| 15 |
When inserting DIMMs, care must be used since they can be inserted backwards. |
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True |
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False |
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| 16 |
ISA can be plug and play. |
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True |
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False |
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| 17 |
What three things are needed for plug and play operations? (select 3 items) |
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PNP OS |
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PNP adapter card |
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PNP BIOS |
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PNP controller chip |
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| 18 |
On most computers built around 1998, what size L2 chache most effectively balanced cost and efficiency? |
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8-32K |
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64-128K |
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128-256K |
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256-512K |
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| 19 |
On AT style system boards, which CPU did not use a socket? |
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386SX |
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386DX |
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486SX |
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486DX |
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| 20 |
A ___________ processor has 16K of L1 cache built into the CPU. |
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286 |
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386 |
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486 |
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Pentium / 586 |
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| 21 |
What is the capacity and speed of a dRAM chip marked M41256J-7? |
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1024 bits, 7 nanoseconds |
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256 mbits, 70 nanoseconds |
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256 bytes, 7 microseconds |
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256 bits, 70 nanoseconds |
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| 22 |
Intel originally developed the ATX systemboard for what processor? |
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80386 |
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80486 |
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Pentium |
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Pentium II |
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| 23 |
What component is identified by #7?
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ROM BIOS |
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Keyboard controller |
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Parallel port |
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Keyboard connector |
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| 24 |
In the above picture what component is identified by #2? |
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SIMM slots |
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Cache RAM |
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ROM BIOS |
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PCMCIA slots |
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| 25 |
When data is found in cache (L1 or L2), what is this referred to as? |
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Successful read |
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Good |
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A hit |
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Abnormal |
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